Batman was created one fateful night in Crime Alley. Gotham City had been in the grips of crime and corruption for years, and ...

One of Stan Lee's many innovations as Marvel Comics editor-in ... Returns" and "Batman: Year One") suggests that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City is New York at night." ...

Gotham City needs Batman. It's arguably one of the worst places to live in comics, with villains like Joker, the Riddler and Bane popping up every few weeks to declare war, poison Gotham or ...